Simone Biles has won her sixth Olympic gold medal in the all-round gymnastics final.
The legendary American gymnast collected her second gold of Paris 2024 with a performance which places her back at the top of the sport.
Biles won the same event in Rio 2016 and was the favourite to take gold at Tokyo 2020 before she pulled out after revealing mental health issues.
Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade took silver, with defending champion and Team USA team-mate Sunisa Lee claiming bronze.
SIMONE BILES HAS WON HER SIXTH GOLD MEDAL 🐐
She’s won the women’s all-around gymnastics title 🥇#Paris2024 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/zwFdysKK4K
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 1, 2024
The 27-year-old is the oldest in 72 years to win the event and the first to win non-consecutive all-around Olympic titles – a marker of her extraordinary longevity within the sport.
Holding a narrow lead of 0.166 heading into the final rotation on floor, Simone Biles was the last to perform and executed a flawless routine, showcasing some of her best skills.
She finished with a total score of 59.131, comfortably ahead of Andrade by 1.199 points. Andrade, along with the rest of the packed arena, could only applaud and admire the brilliance of Biles’ performance.
